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LikelyMedium confidence

Claim

Iran struck Muwaffaq Salti Air Base near Al-Azraq, Jordan, damaging several US military aircraft, according to CBS reporting; one A-10 Warthog reportedly lost a wing and roughly eight F-15s sustained light damage.

Attributed to CBS reporting

Evidence

Web searches (before search tool access was cut off due to a rate limit) turned up multiple outlets reporting the same episode: The Jerusalem Post explicitly attributes the initial report to CBS reporter Jennifer Jacobs on X/Twitter, saying an A-10 Thunderbolt and roughly eight F-15s were damaged in strikes on Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan. Military Times, Air & Space Forces Magazine, The Aviationist, and Free Press Journal all published nearly identical details (A-10 lost/severely damaged a wing, ~8 F-15s lightly damaged but serviceable), with Military Times headlining that a 'US official' confirmed the damage, suggesting some independent corroboration beyond the original CBS post. I was not able to complete additional searches (the search tool hit a usage limit) to find a direct CBS article, nor to locate any dedicated fact-check from Reuters Fact Check, AFP Fact Check, Bellingcat, or EUvsDisinfo specifically examining this claim.

Assessment

Multiple independent defense/aviation outlets (Aviationist, Air & Space Forces, Military Times, Jerusalem Post, Free Press Journal) converge on the same specific details and attribute the origin to CBS's Jennifer Jacobs, with Military Times citing a US official confirming the damage, but no dedicated fact-checking organization verdict was found and search access was cut off before I could fully corroborate a primary CBS source.

Confidence

Some independent corroboration was found, but it isn't yet conclusive.

Timeline

  1. Sep 11, 2026, 9:48 AM UTC

    LikelyInitial assessment.

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First observed Sep 11, 2026, 9:48 AM UTC · Last reviewed Sep 11, 2026, 9:48 AM UTC